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Ohio amended its Administrative Code for the Ohio Department of Mental Health Certification Standards to include Chapter 5122-26-16: Seclusion, Restraint, and Time-Out, effective January 1, 2012. This rule provides general requirements for use and reduction of seclusion and restraint. Read More »

Wyoming passed Chapter 42: Restraint and Seclusion in Schools, effective December 1, 2011. It requires public school staff training to prevent use of restraint and seclusion, development of incident review and debriefing strategies, and documentation of each restraint or seclusion incident. Read More »

The Alabama State Board of Education passed updates to its administrative code related to the use of physical restraint and seclusion in public schools on November 10, 2011, effective December 11, 2011. The guidelines prohibit the use of physical restraints that restrict airflow to the lungs and use of seclusion as defined in the code.  Read More »

Effective August 31, 2011, Manitoba’s Workplace Safety and Health Regulation 107 was amended to include new requirements to protect workers from violence in the workplace. Key changes include the requirement that workplaces providing public services develop and follow a violence prevention policy. Read More »

Louisiana adopted SB 59 on June 29, 2011. It requires the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to create definitions, rules, guidelines, and procedures regarding the use of restraint and seclusion on children with exceptionalities. It also requires documentation of incidents of restraint and seclusion and notification plans for parents and legal guardians. Read More »